Strategy for fighting a defensive player

Kevin Winata Asked 12 years ago

Hi alois! I have an interesting problem for you

I have a friend who i usually play with.

When we are practicing, i think i have a better strike and shot, and he almost never give me a good shoot except if i give a really lobbed ball

But, when we count the scores, i almost never win. Maybe my win percentage is about 15 percent.

I think it was because even if he was in a big trouble (usually when he must run to get the ball) he still can control the ball. Altough his ball is lobbed and when i give a chop or smash, he still can recieve it. And usually after i strike i have to take a little bit of time to get back to my recieving position, and sometimes i was late and he give a slow but accurate ball. And the result, he get the point -_-"

The problem is not always like that, when i strike for a lot of times in a row, but he still can put the ball onto the table again, and when i make a little mistakes, the ball goes out or hit the net. I have try your suggestion about changing the direction or give a different kind of strike but it doesn't really works, too. Like what i had tell above

So, i need a good strategy to crush his block, i'm sure you know i have to do

Oh ya, he uses shakehand and i uses penhold, his weakness is returning a spinny ball

I am quite good at sidespin, as long as i am on the good condition (offensive) and the ball i recieve is not to fast